Obama and family arrive in Hawaii early Saturday for annual ...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his family have arrived in Honolulu to spend Christmas in Hawaii, where the president was born and raised. Air Force One ...

Obama arrives in Hawaii for Christmas after urging lawmakers ...
President Obama and his family arrived Honolulu for a Christmas vacation in Hawaii early Saturday, just hours after he urged congressional leaders to take a break ...

Obama to be in Hawaii as Nation Goes Over the Fiscal Cliff ...
President Obama is reportedly scheduled to be vacationing in Hawaii on January 2, the date billions in spending cuts – and untold consequences for the economy

Barney Frank won't go quietly
He has retained a Hollywood super-agent to ensure he is a paid fixture on the politics scene.
Politico

Barney Frank Retirement: Liberal Icon Eyes High-Profile Exit
WASHINGTON -- Even in retirement, Barney Frank promises to antagonize the right wing. The 72-year-old Massachusetts representative ends a storied congressional career in less than three weeks.
The Huffington Post

Liberal icon Barney Frank, congressman from Mass., eyes high-profile and well-paid retirement
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the nation's most prominent gay politician, speaks about his impending retirement during an interview with The Associated Press on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Barney Frank May (or May Not) Delay His Retirement
Frank wouldn't confirm or deny whether he would accept a short-term appointment to replace Sen. John Kerry, should Kerry be appointed Secretary of State, and before other candidates line up for a special election next spring.

Daily Astorian
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2012, file photo, Michael Phelps, of the United States, throws flowers to his mother Debbie after winning gold in the men's 4x100-meter medley swimming relay at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics ...

David Letterman talks Newtown tragedy
David Letterman spent close to seven minutes of Monday's "Late Show" broadcast addressing the senseless shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown that took 20 first graders' lives.
MSNBC

David Letterman Discusses 'F Word' with Tom Cruise
“Jack Reacher” star Tom Cruise stopped by “The Late Show with David Letterman” on Monday night. Dave kept the mood light, asking Tom if he had ever talked to his son Connor, 17, about the birds and the bees.

Samuel L. Jackson: Don’t Blame Shootings On Movies, Games
Samuel L. Jackson has insisted that violent movies and videogames should not be blamed for atrocities such as the Newtown school massacre. Speaking to The Los Angeles Times, the 63-year-old star of gun-heavy movies such as Pulp Fiction and new revenge fantasy Django Unchained, said: “I don’t think movies or video games have anything to [...]
The Inquisitr

Matt Damon on Gay Rumors: I Never Denied Them Because I Was ...
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's convincing performance as two good buddies in 1997's "Good Will Hunting" has sparked "bro-mance" rumors about them.

Matt Damon opens up about ‘gay rumors’ surrounding his ...
Matt Damon did not deny gay rumors regarding his friendship with Ben Affleck because he did not want to give the impression that he thought homosexuality was wrong

Lionel Messi hugged by pitch invader during match against Atletico Madrid
- Dirty Tackle
Lionel Messi scored his 89th and 90th goals of this calendar year in Barcelona's 4-1 win against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou -- a feat that one fan thought was...